Not Guilty Anymore CD - Aaron Keyes

Author: Aaron Keyes
Publisher: Kingsway
Not Guilty Anymore is a collection of songs that capture Aaron’s unique blend of progressive sound and arrangement with congregational sensibility and fresh depth.

Aaron spent a week at Abbey Road meeting and writing with some of praise and worship’s finest songwriters. Stuart Townend, writer of ‘In Christ Alone’ and ‘How Deep the Father’s Love for Us’ joined Aaron to write a hymn version of ‘Psalm 62’, and Paul Oakley (‘Jesus, Lover of my Soul’) collaborated to write ‘Be Like Jesus’. The beautifully didactic ‘Blessing and Honour’ is a joint effort with Steve Hindalong (‘God of Wonders’), and Gary Sadler (‘Ancient of Days’) co-wrote ‘I Am Yours’. Dutch worship leader Kees Kraayenord helped write the tender song of surrender ‘Help Me Lord’, and Aaron’s ‘Where Are You Now’ is a rare glimpse into worship through lament.

Soaring and, at times, exuberant tracks balance the meditative moments that help define Aaron’s album Not Guilty Anymore. ‘Never Cease to Amaze’ is a rocking dance song that injects energy into the entire project. Several tracks, including ‘Forever Worthy’ and ‘Not Guilty Anymore’, are powerful anthems already being sung in local churches. The album builds toward the final triumphant statement of ‘Not What My Hands’, provoking a depth of response to God that is rich in gratitude and honesty.